{"id":5007,"date":"2024-09-13T14:40:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T19:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=5007"},"modified":"2024-09-13T14:40:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T19:40:45","slug":"car-drivers-life-claimed-after-hitting-log-truck-in-emporia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/virginia-truck-accidents\/car-drivers-life-claimed-after-hitting-log-truck-in-emporia\/","title":{"rendered":"Car driver\u2019s life claimed after hitting log truck in Emporia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMPORIA, VA \u2013 A 76-year-old man operating a 2015 Ford Escape lost his life after hitting a log truck coming out of a gas station on Route 58 Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia State Police told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wric.com\/news\/local-news\/driver-killed-in-two-vehicle-crash-in-emporia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRIC<\/a> that the events happened before 10 a.m. when the driver of the log truck had stopped, thus leading to the crash between the two vehicles and debris to scatter on the floor, also showcasing a destroyed car&#8217;s front bumper, which came off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ford driver, Donald<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rogers from Franklin, succumbed to fatal wounds at the scene.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First responders did not say if Clifford Lynch, 39, from Roanoke Rapids, was injured.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1dQZWWYtC0FpTYojN5G3gR6kh1hZBUDc&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Truck Accident Lawyers LLC, we understand the hardships that can come from a truck collision \u2014 dealing with the physical pain, lost income due to missed time at work, and piled-up medical expenses. If another driver were at fault, our <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Virginia truck accident lawyer<\/strong><\/a> would like to help you with your claim, helping you get fully compensated for those losses and paving the way for your economic and physical recovery. Learn more. Call our firm at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"tel:+18887745836\"><strong>(888) 774-5836<\/strong><\/a> or reach out <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a> for a free case analysis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EMPORIA, VA \u2013 A 76-year-old man operating a 2015 Ford Escape lost his life after hitting a log truck coming out of a gas station on Route 58 Thursday.\u00a0 Virginia State Police told WRIC that the events happened before 10 a.m. when the driver of the log truck had stopped, thus leading to the crash [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-virginia-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5007"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5012,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5007\/revisions\/5012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}